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Maine legalizes same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage became legal in Maine on Wednesday as Gov. John Baldacci signed a bill less than an hour after the state legislature approved it
U.S. probes strike on Afghan civilians
A U.S. airstrike likely wounded at least 11 civilians in southwest Afghanistan, a senior U.S. military official said Wednesday
A War No Longer on Autopilot: What if Iraq Unravels?
The signature shift in President Barack Obama’s handling of the wars he inherited from the Bush Administration has been to reverse their order of priority. The campaign against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan has eclipsed the stabilization of Iraq in Washington’s focus, which is hardly surprising given the trend lines in the two wars
U.S. tries again on North Korean nuclear talks
The United States is launching a diplomatic effort to get North Korean nuclear talks back on the rails.
‘High school dropout crisis’ continues in U.S., study says
Nearly 6.2 million students in the United States between the ages of 16 and 24 in 2007 dropped out of high school, fueling what a report released Tuesday called "a persistent high school dropout crisis." The total represents 16 percent of all people in the United States in that age range in 2007. Most of the dropouts were Latino or black, according to a report by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts, and the Alternative Schools Network in Chicago, Illinois. “Because of the widespread, pressing nature of the crisis and the large numbers of young people who have already dropped out, a national re-enrollment strategy should be a fundamental part of America’s national education agenda,” the report says.
What Do Other Religions Believe? Patheos.com Has Answers
Quick — what’s the difference between Methodists and Presbyterians? Confused about how Hindus believe the world was created?
U.S. still open on Iran, Gates says
Though discouraged by Iran’s moves since the Obama administration extended its "open hand," the United States is "not willing to pull the hand back yet," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Tuesday.
Obama to hold talks on Taliban as deal unravels
Pakistani forces were continuing their assault on the Taliban on Tuesday as the country’s leader flew to Washington to discuss strategy against the militant group with U.S. President Barack Obama
Researchers Find First Signs of Autism Even in Infancy
Show the average 14-month-old baby a sealed jar of cookies, and you get some pretty predictable behavior. The child will reach for the treats and, when thwarted, look beseechingly at the nearest adult.